Maverick Minutes

February 1, 2016

Maverick Minutes

February 1, 2016

Did you check out Big Brainz for math facts last week? Only two teachers have done the pre- test with all kids in the class and only 4 teachers total have been in the program! Please look at it this week and commit to implement it for your kids! It is much more engaging than Fastt Math and the research says they can master a set of facts (+, -, X, /) in 7 to 10 hours of play.

This Week At Parkview

Monday, February 1st

Collaboration 2nd grade, 7:30-8:10 am

Counselors Week!

Larisa out, Counselors Conference

PTA board mtg 6pm

Tuesday, February 2nd

Collaboration, 1st and 5th grades, 7:30-8:10 am

Counselors Week!

Larisa out, counselors conference

Groundhog Day!

Benchmark testing for 4th grade writing and 5th grade math

2nd grade math/science training

Epps mtg 9:00-3:00

Wednesday, February 3rd

Collaboration, Kinder, 7:30-8:10 am

Counselors Week!

Benchmark testing for 5th grade reading

1st grade math/science training

Epps mtg 12 noon

Vertical team meeting, 3:10-4:10 pm

Thursday, February 4th

Collaboration 3rd grade, 7:30-8:10

100th day of school!! Wear 100 of something or dress like 100 yrs old

Counselors Week!

Kinder math/science training

Epps mtg 8:30-10:30

ARD speech 1:45 pm

Friday, February 5th

Collaboration 4th grade, 7:30-8:10

Dad breakfast 7:00 am

Clubs meet 7:45-8:20 am

Epps meeting 8:00-10:00

Epps meeting 2-2:30

Attendance Dance 2:30 pm

Coming Up Next Week!

Monday, 2/8

Grades due 8:00 am

TELPAS general training for all certified teaching staff, 3:10 pm

Tuesday, 2/9

Bilingual training at HDC 3:45-4:45

Wednesday, 2/10

CPAC 3:10-4:30

Thursday, 2/11

Progress Reports go home

Friday, 2/12

Clubs meet 7:45-8:20

Valentine Parties 1:30-2:30

Adjusted specials schedule (see below)

NO Valentine Dance (please put on newsletters that it has been moved to April)

TELPAS for all teachers

Because of changes to the TELPAS system, all certified staff members will be trained and certified in rating the listening, speaking, reading, and writing of ELLs this year. Please make plans to attend the general overview of TELPAS next Monday, 2/8, after school. If you have never be a rater, you will need to complete an online basic training after this overview. Calibration is required to be done in a monitored session after you take the basic training online. I have scheduled 3 opportunities to calibrate in the lab monitored by myself or Mr. Nuss (2/15, 2/18, 2/24). Please schedule for at least one of these. (If you do not make a 70% on the first one, you have a second chance to calibrate.)

I know you have questions and most will likely be answered in the overview next Monday, 2/8! Feel free to send me an email with a question if you need an answer before then!

Vocabulary Instructional Focus 2015-16

Our new word this week is RIDICULOUS.

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Praises!

Thank you to the math/reading night committee for your work in planning what is going to be a really fun event!! They have chosen a theme of Once Upon a Time for our Family Math/Reading Night on 3/3! T-shirts are in the works for staff members!

Thank you to 4th grade for turning in your tutoring time cards for January!!

Thank you to Jodi for assigning rooms to all of the clubs! Please check the spreadsheet and be sure kids know where to go before Friday morning. There will not be time to tell them on Friday as we will be moving to clubs almost immediately after tardy bell (7:45 am) Clubs February 2016.xlsx

Reminders!

This week is Counselors Week! Please be sure to let Larisa know how much we appreciate her! She will be back on Wednesday!

If you need materials for your club, you should have already arranged for them with Robin or you are getting them yourself! If that is not the case, talk with her today!

If you did not respond about GT hours and you are a certified teacher, please let me know your status asap! I need to respond for our campus by tomorrow!

Remind your kids about the book drive this week! 100 books per grade is our goal, but your class can try for 100 on their own and earn a prize you choose (popcorn party, electronics day, pickle party, etc. were possibilities)